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Texas Rules of Civil ProcedurePart II - Rules of Practice in District and County CourtsSection 11 - Trial of Causes
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Rule 299a - Findings of Fact to be Separately Sent and Not Recited in a Judgment

Tex. R. Civ. P. 299a

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Rule 299a - Findings of Fact to be Separately Sent and Not Recited in a Judgment

Findings of fact must not be recited in a judgment. If there is a conflict between findings of fact recited in a judgment in violation of this rule and findings of fact made pursuant to Rules 297 and 298, the latter findings will control for appellate purposes. Findings of fact must be sent as a document or documents separate and apart from the judgment.

Tex. R. Civ. P. 299a

Amended August 7, 2023, effective 9/1/2023; amended September 8, 2023, effective 9/8/2023.

Notes and Comments

Comment to 1990 change: To require that findings of fact be separate from the judgment and that such separate findings of fact are controlling on appeal.